Avono Health Review: Price, Pros & Cons
Avono Health offers compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide as injections, capsules and orally dissolving tablets. Lower-dose injections cost $159 and $219 monthly; standard injections cost $219 and $299.
In this review
Compounded drugs are not FDA-approved. Treatment requires a clinician's assessment. Understand compounded GLP-1 treatment.
Prices at a glance
- Semaglutide
- $159/moMicrodose injection, compounded; standard injection $219/mo
- Tirzepatide
- $219/moMicrodose injection, compounded; standard injection $299/mo
- Coverage
- Coverage not published
- Brand-name
- Not confirmed
Semaglutide · estimated annual cost
$1,908
Tirzepatide · estimated annual cost
$2,628
Who Avono Health may suit
Readers comparing dose ranges and delivery formats who want medication, clinical review and shipping included in a published monthly price.
Where the value is
- Publishes prices for each treatment before intake
- No separate membership fee, clinician fee or shipping charge
- Both GLP-1 molecules offered in injectable and oral formats
- Says payment is captured only after a clinician approves a prescription
The tradeoffs
- Microdose prices apply to a lower-dose program and are not equivalent to standard treatment doses
- Compounded oral capsules and dissolving tablets are not FDA-approved products
- The dispensing pharmacy and treatment-specific state coverage list are not published
- Orders become non-refundable once clinical review, prescribing or compounding begins
How Avono prices treatment
Avono prices each treatment as one monthly figure and shows it on the treatment's own page before you start. There's no membership fee, no separate clinician fee and no shipping charge on top. What you see next to the treatment is what the medication order costs.
Its weight program now covers both compounded semaglutide and compounded tirzepatide, in several formats: a weekly injection, an oral capsule, an orally dissolving tablet, and a lower-dose "microdose" injection. The microdose programs are the lower-priced way in, for people whose clinician keeps them within that dose range. Semaglutide injections cost $159 a month in the microdose program or $219 for the standard program; tirzepatide is $219 or $299. Oral capsules cost $289 and $349 respectively. Microdose dissolving tablets are $219 for semaglutide and $239 for tirzepatide. These compounded formats are not FDA-approved or interchangeable with approved products. Ask the clinician which treatment, if any, is suitable.
Avono says select treatments come as monthly, three-, six- or twelve-month options, with the plan lengths and prices shown on each treatment page when offered.
Considering Avono Health?
Check the plan total, billing period and cancellation terms before you enroll. A clinician decides whether treatment is appropriate.
Your card is held, not charged, until you're approved
You pick a treatment, then start a secure intake that asks for your health history, current medications and the treatment you want, plus a payment method. Avono places a temporary authorization on the card, which may show up as CARE VALIDATE. The charge is completed only if a clinician approves and prescribes. If you're turned down, you don't pay for the medication order.
A licensed U.S. clinician reviews your medical history, medications, allergies, goals and risk factors. They can approve what you asked for, suggest something else, ask for more information or decline. Depending on your state and treatment, the review may happen by message, or you may need a live visit.
Shipping and who fills it
Once approved, the prescription goes to a U.S.-licensed pharmacy partner. Avono doesn't name it. Prescriptions generally ship within two to three business days of approval, in discreet packaging, and cold-shipped when the medication needs it. Avono is LegitScript certified and runs U.S.-based support. It doesn't publish a list of states, and says availability varies by treatment and state, so check yours during intake.
Canceling and refunds
Recurring plans charge your card at the interval you chose until you cancel. You have to cancel before the renewal or processing cutoff you're shown, and canceling doesn't stop an order that's already in clinical review, being compounded or shipping.
Fees aren't refundable once a provider has reviewed your intake, a prescription is issued or a pharmacy starts work. Dispensed medication can't be returned. Avono also sells hair loss, sexual health, NAD+ and sermorelin programs on the same account.
The Index scorecard
Avono Health scored on our six Cost-Efficiency Index factors. See the methodology.
The bottom line
Avono Health offers compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide as injections, capsules and orally dissolving tablets. Lower-dose injections cost $159 and $219 monthly; standard injections cost $219 and $299.
Compare the total cost of other GLP-1 programs and alternatives to Avono Health before deciding. A clinician should help you choose the right treatment.
Other programs to compare with Avono Health
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FoundPartner
Semaglutide modeled $215.58/mo · Tirzepatide modeled $313.08/mo
Found bundles compounded semaglutide or tirzepatide into a care plan you can pay for with insurance or cash; month to month, semaglutide is $199 insured or $289 cash.
ShedRx (Shed)Partner
Semaglutide modeled $199/mo · Tirzepatide modeled $299/mo
Shed sells its GLP-1s as an injection, drops, lozenges or a daily pill, with brand-name Zepbound too; month to month, semaglutide is $199 and tirzepatide $299.
Strut HealthPartner
Semaglutide modeled $99/mo · Tirzepatide modeled $149/mo
Strut sells compounded semaglutide from $99 a month as a lozenge or $129 as a weekly injection, and tirzepatide from $149, all on auto-refill.
Compare with other providers
The providers whose Cost-Efficiency Index scores sit closest to Avono Health's. See the alternatives to Avono Health.
- Remedy Meds— Remedy Meds charges $299 every four weeks for compounded semaglutide and $399 for tirzepatide at every dose, with brand Ozempic and Zepbound on the same menu, but shows none of those prices until you have finished its health quiz.64/100
- Novera MD— Novera MD lists compounded semaglutide starting at $94.31 a month and tirzepatide at $164.31, but it doesn't say what plan length those figures belong to or what a month costs on its own.64/100
- Rehydra+ Wellness— Rehydra+ Wellness sells four-week supplies of compounded semaglutide from $149 and tirzepatide from $219 with no contract, while its cheaper monthly memberships lock you in for six months.64/100
- Trava Health— Trava Health offers compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide on monthly or prepaid quarterly plans, with prices that depend on the prescribed dose.63/100
- VirtualCare2Go— VirtualCare2Go is a Texas telehealth practice with three all-inclusive weight-loss tiers: compounded semaglutide at $279 a month, semaglutide tablets at $599 and an injection tier at $629.63/100
- Fitness RX— Fitness RX combines GLP-1 treatment with clinician care and a BodyFX fitness-app subscription, with your medication and full price confirmed after intake.63/100
Pricing, states and verification reflect Avono Health's public disclosures at last review; the Cost-Efficiency Index is our editorial judgment per the methodology. Prices change — confirm on Avono Health's site. Not medical advice; see our disclosure.